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  • Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.
Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

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 #1604718  by markhb
 
The beans that were baked in Portland say "Brick Oven Baked" in little gold letters around the B&M logo on the can; the ones from the Midwest say "A New England Favorite" or something like that.
 #1604776  by MEC407
 
When a company has excess capacity at a midwestern facility, and a waterfront facility on the east coast during a time when real estate is selling for the highest prices in history, it's pretty easy to predict what the company will do in that situation.

I very much doubt it had anything to do with rail access or lack thereof.
 #1604788  by Safetee
 
well i'm sure it all makes a lot of cents to everyone involved, but obviously when it comes down to money these days absolutely nothing is sacred . Psychologically B&M beans made in iowa just isn't going to taste the same anymore. In the meantime, i'll put all my "original" New England B&M cans of beans stashed in the larder on ebay.
 #1604908  by markhb
 
eustis22 wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:38 am I recall reading somewhere the monthly bean delivery was worth $100K a year...seems a lot to throw away.

The other thing is, if the plant were still served by rail would it still be getting razed for rich people's condos?
It's not. The outbuildings may be razed (and apparently the one over the water is a disaster waiting to happen), but the main building (the one with the B&M sign and the Christmas lights) is going to be saved and repurposed. The entire site, including that building, is going to become the permanent campus of the Roux Institute, a tech-oriented graduate school that's part of Northeastern U.
 #1604916  by MEC407
 
Mark is correct.

Personal opinion / speculation: the onsite rail connection might have been a factor in Northeastern University choosing that site. Probably a small factor, but a factor nonetheless. When you're planning something that's going to be there for the next 100+ years, in a world that is changing very rapidly, things like rail are worth considering, even if they seem highly improbable at the present time.
 #1604956  by MEC407
 
From the Portland Press Herald:
Portland Press Herald wrote:State and local officials plan a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the Maine International Cold Storage Facility, a 107,000-square-foot building sited on Commercial Street next to Maine’s sole shipping container terminal. The warehouse has been touted as critical to expanding freight through Portland and giving Maine food and beverage companies a competitive edge and access to markets.
. . .
Plans for the warehouse were approved by the Portland Planning Board nearly two years ago. The building price has grown from $30 million to $55 million. Construction is expected to finish early in 2024.
. . .
Refrigerated storage next to the International Marine Terminal container port will likely draw new customers, including clients of Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company that specializes in transporting cold and frozen freight, O’Shaughnessy said.
. . .
More investment is planned in coming years to accommodate more containers, allow larger ships and lure shipping companies to port, said Burns, the port authority director.
Read more at: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/08/19/ ... nd-monday/
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